Medical Equipment, N-Z
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Available Medical Equipment, A-M
Nanosurgeon: A suspension of nanites used to survey cellular genetic damage and effect repairs. The physician is in control of the actions of the nanotechnological assemblies at all times. Nanosurgeons can repair damage that drugs or other materials cannot.
Neurostimulator: Used to "jumpstart" the Central Nervous System of patients who have suffered some form of neuro-synaptic failure, such as CNS shock from the higher settings of a Phaser.
Neurolink: Allows one person to take over autonomic functions of another, suffering from brain stem damage. A link is attached to the head of the "donor" and another on the head of the patient. Upon activation, the autonomic functions of the donor control the patient's heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, etc.
Plasma Infusion Unit: An instrument used for transfusions of blood, blood plasma, and/or electrolytes into a patient. It also provides filtration of the material being delivered.
Osteotractor: Medical tractor field used to set and immobilize a broken bone prior to treatment with a Protoplaser. It acts as a temporary cast until healing takes place.
Scalpel: There are three varieties: traditional cutting blades with a monomolecular edge (require no power supply, quickly slice through most matter with minimal effort); laser scalpels which cauterize as they cut (only cut within the focal length, but can dazzle the unwary eye which looks into the beam, bloodless); and nanotech scalpels which separate tissues along cellular lines without damage (cause minimal disruption of tissue, operate slowly). There is research in an experimental scalpel that utilizes Transporter technology, but it is not perfected, nor is its use authorized on Kepler Station.
Sickbay Overhead Sensor Cluster: A circular arrangement of sensors above a selected Bio-Bed in sickbay. It augments the sensors of the Bio-Bed, and provides an emergency containment field to prevent contamination.
Stasis Field Generator: Used in emergencies when a patient cannot be stabilized, or requires treatment that is not immediately available. It significantly slows biological activity within the perimeter of the field, placing the patient in a type of suspended animation. The biochemical activity of the patient's brain is effectively halted.
Surgical Support Frame: Surgical Support Frames attach to Bio-Beds, providing aid and assistance during surgery, and giving emergency life support. The SSF has a large display of the surgical area and many additional sensors to aid the surgeon.